Princess Margaret Johnson Dinner Party

Only 140 people were invitedamong them.

Princess margaret johnson dinner party. Rdb ullstein bild via getty images. Mark kauffmanthe life images collection via getty imagesgetty images. On november 17 1965 at 8 pm president lyndon b. The two had met before.

Yoichi okamoto courtesy lyndon b. They were guests at a jamaican independence celebration in 1962. Johnson dances with princess margaret at a state dinner on november 17 1965 in washington dc. The article reported that princess margaret would attend a dinner in her honor with lbj on november 17 1965.

Johnson hosted a dinner dance at the white house for princess margaret and her husband lord snowdon. Princess margaret gave a short toast and there was dinner and dancing. The so called special relationship between the us and the uk was struggling. In 1965 princess margaret and her husband lord snowdon embarked on a whirlwind tour of the united states visiting several cities and concluding with a black tie dinner at the white house hosted.

Princess margaret and her husband did attend a state dinner at the white house though it was a long planned evening and not tied to any dispute over vietnam or englands finances. Princess margaret made a better impression when she landed in washington where president johnson and his wife lady bird hosted an official state dinner for their distinguished guests. In the end it was a pretty standard affair. President johnson dancing with princess margaret at a state dinner at the white.

The dinner was not simply an opportunity to get out the best silver.